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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
4
A health column advises keeping the body strong to prevent illness. It emphasizes regular routines, proper rest, and balanced habits to reduce susceptibility to colds and germs circulating in the community.
A narrative recounts a woman seized in a police raid after seeking honest work to support her two children. She faced poverty, wage disparity, and social judgment before surrendering to a harsh system. The piece questions society’s duty and highlights a fatal railroad incident involving a pedestrian.
Desperate appeal notes Nome’s destruction after a storm and flood. Five hundred residents are destitute as an Arctic winter looms. The Alaska Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce urge immediate aid with wired money, free transport, and free lighterage for coal and timber. Nome must be rebuilt.
The American Museum of Natural History praises a New Mexico skeleton regarded as a possible connecting form between reptiles and mammals. It dates from an ancient era and is nicknamed ectoconus, though officials avoid simply calling it a mystery fossil.
Lesson at home notes Cady was knocked down by Pichette on First avenue and Spring street as he stepped from behind a wagon. Pichette braked late, Cady fainted but recovered and admitted mutual fault. The Star urges readers to own responsibility and calm conduct.
An advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as fast relief for indigestion, dyspepsia, and sour belching. It claims five minute onset, restored digestion, and ability to enjoy foods, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case at any drug store.
A San Francisco man reports his son bell-hopping in a py hotel while other odd notes swirl from Pittsburgh to San Francisco including a Kansas woman naming her baby Pulmotor after a life-saving instrument. Dated items mention Archie Roosevelt as a freshie and lighthearted quips on sheriffs mustaches and monkey wrenches.
The daughter returns home from visiting friends and announces an engagement to a man she admires for his charm and propriety. Her mother cuts through the romance with a witty quip, likening his notes to a piano. The brief exchange reveals light domestic humor and social expectations.
The record shows the Seattle Star ownership as E. W. Scripps, J. P. Scrippe, C. F. SUED, and others with bondholders and managers listed. Publisher Star Publishing Company Seattle is noted with L. J. Clarke as business manager. Average copies sold 41,095. Notarized by F. W. Gardner on October 6, 1913.
Beekeeping incident reported at Gibbles church in Elstonville Lancaster County. A swarm escaped from Joseph Shretner’s hives near White Oak and settled near a church entrance, attracting regular attendants.
Church authorities chose not to disturb a congregation of worshippers and have since stored honey. The honey was removed and sold with the proceeds used for church purposes. Bees blocked entry by a main doorway.
Mary Boyle O Reilly, famed Star correspondent, to print first in a series on Jewish persecution in Darkest Russia. Daughter of John Boyle O Reilly, she continues his light shedding work while serving as prison commissioner of Massachusetts and aiding social welfare projects in Boston and New York.
In Omaha police judge Fos ter cites 150 saloons openly violating closing laws as a new city charter heads to voters on November 4. The report also notes Gould Dietz for governor as a rising local political topic amid broader state concerns.
Pierdras Negras Mexico October 8 federal troops captured the town, once the rebel capital, without firing a shot and the rebels marched away unpursued.
A quoted artist modestly notes the beauty of his work leaves viewers speechless while a visitor eager to share the experience vows to bring his wife to see the pictures.
A vintage ad urges mothers to treat constipation in children with California Syrup of Figs. It advises tongue inspection for illness, promises quick relief, and warns to buy the genuine 50-cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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